carbon footprinttm COUNTRY SPECIFIC ELECTRICITY FACTORS Last Updated August 2018
COUNTRY SPECIFIC ELECTRICITY FACTORS AUGUST 2018 The following grid electricity emissions factors are used in our online calculators. Countries and territories are ordered alphabetically and grouped by geographic area. Grouping Country Source Year Comments Africa South Africa 1.0090 Climate Transparency (2017 Report) 2016 Emissions intensity of the power sector Asia China (PR) 0.6800 Climate Transparency (2017 Report) 2016 Emissions intensity of the power sector Hong Kong (China) 0.7900 Hong Kong Legislative Council 2017 Generation factor India 0.8130 Climate Transparency (2017 Report) 2016 Emissions intensity of the power sector Indonesia 0.7360 Climate Transparency (2017 Report) 2016 Emissions intensity of the power sector Japan 0.5560 Climate Transparency (2017 Report) 2016 Emissions intensity of the power sector Korea (Republic) 0.5170 Climate Transparency (2017 Report) 2016 Emissions intensity of the power sector Australasia Australia 0.9000 Australian Government 2017 New Zealand 0.7756 Ministry for the Environment 2016 Combined generation and distribution factor Combined generation and distribution factor Middle East North & Central America South America Saudi Arabia 0.7110 Climate Transparency (2017 Report) 2016 Emissions intensity of the power sector Turkey 0.4970 Climate Transparency (2017 Report) 2016 Emissions intensity of the power sector United Arab Emirates 0.4382 Dubai Electricity & Water Authority 2016 Generation factor only Canada 0.1500 UN Framework Convention on Climate Change 2017 Combined generation and distribution factor Mexico 0.4570 Climate Transparency (2017 Report) 2016 Emissions intensity of the power sector United States 0.4759 US Env Protection Agency (EPA) egrid 2016 Combined generation and distribution factor Argentina 0.3940 Climate Transparency (2017 Report) 2016 Emissions intensity of the power sector Brazil 0.1600 Climate Transparency (2017 Report) 2016 Emissions intensity of the power sector Page 2 www.carbonfootprint.com August 2018
Grouping Europe Country Source Year Comments Austria 0.1480 Association of Issuing Bodies (AIB) 2017 Production mix factor Belgium 0.1390 Association of Issuing Bodies (AIB) 2017 Production mix factor Bulgaria 0.5140 Association of Issuing Bodies (AIB) 2017 Production mix factor Croatia 0.3030 Association of Issuing Bodies (AIB) 2017 Production mix factor Cyprus 0.6370 Association of Issuing Bodies (AIB) 2017 Production mix factor Czech Republic 0.5900 Association of Issuing Bodies (AIB) 2017 Production mix factor Denmark 0.1910 Association of Issuing Bodies (AIB) 2017 Production mix factor Estonia 0.8720 Association of Issuing Bodies (AIB) 2017 Production mix factor Finland 0.1850 Association of Issuing Bodies (AIB) 2017 Production mix factor France 0.0530 Association of Issuing Bodies (AIB) 2017 Production mix factor Germany 0.4880 Association of Issuing Bodies (AIB) 2017 Production mix factor Greece 0.6200 Association of Issuing Bodies (AIB) 2017 Production mix factor Hungary 0.3040 Association of Issuing Bodies (AIB) 2017 Production mix factor Iceland 0.0001 Association of Issuing Bodies (AIB) 2017 Production mix factor Ireland 0.4420 Association of Issuing Bodies (AIB) 2017 Production mix factor Italy 0.3520 Association of Issuing Bodies (AIB) 2017 Production mix factor Latvia 0.2440 Association of Issuing Bodies (AIB) 2017 Production mix factor Lithuania 0.5340 Association of Issuing Bodies (AIB) 2017 Production mix factor Luxembourg 0.2000 Association of Issuing Bodies (AIB) 2017 Production mix factor Malta 0.7610 Association of Issuing Bodies (AIB) 2017 Production mix factor Netherlands 0.4590 Association of Issuing Bodies (AIB) 2017 Production mix factor Norway 0.0110 Association of Issuing Bodies (AIB) 2017 Production mix factor Poland 0.8360 Association of Issuing Bodies (AIB) 2017 Production mix factor Portugal 0.3830 Association of Issuing Bodies (AIB) 2017 Production mix factor Romania 0.4250 Association of Issuing Bodies (AIB) 2017 Production mix factor Slovakia 0.1610 Association of Issuing Bodies (AIB) 2017 Production mix factor Slovenia 0.3480 Association of Issuing Bodies (AIB) 2017 Production mix factor Spain 0.3090 Association of Issuing Bodies (AIB) 2017 Production mix factor Sweden 0.0120 Association of Issuing Bodies (AIB) 2017 Production mix factor Switzerland 0.0160 Association of Issuing Bodies (AIB) 2017 Production mix factor United Kingdom 0.3072 UK Govt Defra/BEIS 2018 Combined generation and T&D factor Page 3 www.carbonfootprint.com August 2018
UNITED STATES REGIONAL FACTORS (BY STATE) Regional factors are sourced directly from the United States Environmental Protection Agency s (EPA) egrid database. All factors used are combined generation and transmission & distribution emissions factors. State Grid Year Alaska (AK) ASCC & ASCC Misc. - Alaska Grid 0.3777 2016 Alabama (AL) SERC - South 0.5190 2016 Arkansas (AR) SERC - South 0.5190 2016 Arizona (AZ) WECC - Southwest 0.6509 2016 California (CA) WECC- California 0.2505 2016 Colorado (CO) WECC - Rockies 0.6509 2016 Connecticut (CT) NPCC - New England 0.2672 2016 Washington DC (DC) RFC - East 0.3612 2016 Delaware (DE) RFC - East 0.3612 2016 Florida (FL) FRCC - All 0.4817 2016 Georgia (GA) SERC - South 0.5190 2016 Hawaii (HI) HICC - Misc. & Oahu 0.6771 2016 Iowa (IA) MRO - East 0.7959 2016 Idaho (ID) WECC - Rockies 0.6509 2016 Illinois (IL) MRO- East 0.7959 2016 Indiana (IN) RFC - West 0.5931 2016 Kansas (KS) SPP- North 0.6740 2016 Kentucky (KY) SERC - Tennessee Valley 0.5652 2016 Louisiana (LA) SERC - South 0.5190 2016 Massachusetts (MA) NPCC - New England 0.2672 2016 Maryland (MD) RFC - East 0.3612 2016 Maine (ME) NPCC - New England 0.2672 2016 Michigan (MI) RFC - Michigan 0.6061 2016 Minnesota (MN) MRO - East 0.7959 2016 Missouri (MO) SERC - South 0.5190 2016 Mississippi (MS) SERC - South 0.5190 2016 Montana (MT) WECC - Rockies 0.6509 2016 Page 4 www.carbonfootprint.com August 2018
State Grid Year North Carolina (NC) SERC - Virginia/Carolinas 0.3840 2016 North Dakota (ND) MRO-West 0.5912 2016 Nebraska (NE) MRO-West 0.5912 2016 New Hampshire (NH) NPCC - New England 0.2672 2016 New Jersey (NJ) RFC - East 0.3612 2016 New Mexico (NM) WECC - Southwest 0.4960 2016 Nevada (NV) WECC - Rockies 0.6509 2016 New York (NY) NPCC - LI, NYC, & Upstate NY 0.3348 2016 Ohio (OH) RFC - West 0.5931 2016 Oklahoma (OK) SPP- South 0.5947 2016 Oregon (OR) WECC - Northwest 0.3099 2016 Pennsylvania (PA) RFC - West 0.5931 2016 Rhode Island (RI) NPCC - New England 0.2672 2016 South Carolina (SC) SERC - Virginia/Carolinas 0.3840 2016 South Dakota (SD) MRO-West 0.5912 2016 Tennessee (TN) SERC - Tennessee Valley 0.5652 2016 Texas (TX) ERCOT - All 0.4825 2016 Utah (UT) WECC - Rockies 0.6509 2016 Virginia (VA) SERC - Virginia/Carolinas 0.3840 2016 Vermont (VT) NPCC - New England 0.2672 2016 Washington (WA) WECC - Northwest 0.3099 2016 Wisconsin (WI) MRO - East 0.7959 2016 West Virginia (WV) SERC - Virginia/Carolinas 0.3840 2016 Wyoming (WY) WECC - Rockies 0.6509 2016 Page 5 www.carbonfootprint.com August 2018
CANADA REGIONAL FACTORS (BY PROVINCE) Province factors sourced from Canada s latest submission to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (April 2017). The factors listed below are combined generation and transmission & distribution emissions factors. State Alberta (AB) 0.9 2017 British Columbia (BC) 0.0117 2017 Manitoba (MT) 0.0022 2017 New Brunswick (NB) 0.35 2017 Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) 0.04 2017 Nova Scotia (NS) 0.69 2017 Northwest Territories (NT) 0.22 2017 Nunavut (NU) 0.76 2017 Ontario (ON) 0.04 2017 Prince Edward Island (PE) 0.025 2017 Quebec (QC) 0.0017 2017 Saskatchewan (SK) 0.73 2017 Yukon Territory (YT) 0.5 2017 Year Page 6 www.carbonfootprint.com August 2018
AUSTRALIA REGIONAL FACTORS (BY STATE) State specific factors are sourced from publicly available emissions factors published by the Australian Government to support annual GHG measurements. Each factor listed below is a combined generation and transmission & distribution emissions factor. State Australian Capital Territory 0.92 2017 New South Wales 0.92 2017 Northern Territory 0.72 2017 Queensland 0.92 2017 South Australia 0.61 2017 Tasmania 0.22 2017 Victoria 1.16 2017 Western Australia 0.75 2017 Year Page 7 www.carbonfootprint.com August 2018
Sources of Emissions s: Defra/BEIS 2018 Emissions s - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/greenhouse-gas-reporting-conversion-factors-2018 United States EPA egrid Database (2016) - https://www.epa.gov/energy/emissions-generation-resource-integrated-database-egrid Australian Government Dept of Environment & Energy Emissions s (2018) - http://www.environment.gov.au/climatechange/climate-science-data/greenhouse-gas-measurement/publications/national-greenhouse-accounts-factors-july-2018 New Zealand Government Ministry for the Environment (2017) - https://www.mfe.govt.nz/sites/default/files/media/2016-voluntary-ghgreporting-summary-tables-emissions_0.pdf Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA) (2017) - https://www.dewa.gov.ae/en/customer/sustainability/conserve-now/sustainabilityreports Hong Kong Legislative Council (2017) http://www.legco.gov.hk/general/english/visiting/ghg-accounting-report-2016-2017-e.pdf United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (2018) - -https://unfccc.int/process/transparency-and-reporting/reporting-andreview-under-the-convention/greenhouse-gas-inventories-annex-i-parties/national-inventory-submissions-2018 Climate Transparency (2017) Country profiles from G20 Brown to Green Report 2017 - https://www.climate-transparency.org/g20- climate-performance/g20report2017/country-profiles Page 8 www.carbonfootprint.com August 2018